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  1. The prediction of best line combiners and heterosis in Tanzanian maize breeding lines through the use of Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs)

    The prediction of best line combiners and heterosis in Tanzanian maize breeding lines through the use of Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B.A. Kiula --- Dakawa Agricultural Research Center, Tanzania A-M. Botha --- Department of Genetics, South Africa N.G. Lyimo --- , Tanzania
    Amplified fragment length polymorphism DNA markers have been used to assist plant breeders in the choice of maize parents for commercial hybrid production. However, maize yield in Tanzania is significantly reduced by gray leaf spot (GLS) disease, which is now...